What does rendition mean?
Word: Rendition
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Rendition means a performance of a song, poem, piece of music or play, often done in a particular way.
Synonyms: performance, interpretation
How do you spell rendition?
Syllables: ren - di - tion
Tricky part: The 'shun' ending is written -tion. Students who spell by sound write rendission or rendision.
Watch out for: rendission, rendision
Memory tip: Think of a choir's rendition at a school function: both words end in t-i-o-n.
Rendition in a sentence
Example 1: The school band played a lively rendition of a Bollywood tune at the fete.
Example 2: Grandpa's rendition of the old film song made everyone laugh.
Example 3: Her rendition of the poem was slow and full of feeling.
Fun Fact
Rendition is related to the verb render, which can mean to perform or to give, as in rendering a song.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
The choir's moving ________ of Vande Mataram brought the audience to its feet.
a) reduction
b) renovation
c) recognition
d) rendition
Show answer
d) rendition. A performance of a song is a rendition; renovation is repair work on a building.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
rend_tion
a) u
b) i
c) e
d) a
Show answer
b) i. The vowel after rend is i: ren-di-tion.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in this sentence?
Meera's rendition of the folk song was so moving that the cheif guest rose to clap.
a) 0
b) 3
c) 1
d) 2
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c) 1. Only cheif is wrong; it should be chief, with i before e. Rendition is spelt correctly.
Word Puzzle
Match each word in 1-3 with a word in A-C:
1. rendition 2. applause 3. melody A. tune B. version C. clapping
a) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
b) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
c) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
d) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
Show answer
c) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A. These are synonyms: a rendition is a version, applause is clapping and a melody is a tune.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. You can give a rendition of ____.
a) a bus ticket
b) a folk song
c) a lunch box
d) a cricket bat
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b) a folk song
2. If a singer gives her own rendition of an old song, she ____.
a) sells the song to a shop
b) writes a brand-new song
c) refuses to sing it
d) sings it in her own way
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d) sings it in her own way
